The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-03-31

co -ceal the money, and taking his pris.
oner within the house, began a search.
He found in a trunk seventy-ive dollars,
portion of which Mr.. McNally thought
he recognized as the money which had
been paid to Blackwood in Augusta.
Stone asked his prisoner if he would be
willing to go to Georgia without a
requisition. Blackwood said he would
go without any such formality and
according to the sworn statements of
Stone and McNally,
WENT ALONG VOLUNTARILY.
Since his Incarceration, his friends in
South Carolina seem to have developed
desire to aid Blackwood, if possible. On
Saturday, evening Governor Gordon
received telegram from Governor
Richardson, Of South Carolina, stating
that he,. Governor Richardson, under
stood that Backwood had been kidnapped
from South Carolina, and asking for
stay of proceedings until the matter
could be fully investigated. Governor
Gordon answered that he could not
interfere with the court proceedings, but
that he would do all in his power to see
that full justice was done the arrested
man. He then sent the following tele-
gram to Judge William F. Eve, of the
city court of Augusta:
ATLANTA, Ga, March 19, 1887
Judge Eve: How is Blackwood held?
How arrested? Governor Richardson
says he was kidnapped, and requests
Intervention to stay proceedings
J. B. GORDON.
To this Judge Eve answered:
AUGUSTA, Ga, March 20, 1887
Governor John B. Gordon, Atlanta, Ga. ::
Blackwood held under warrant for
forgery. Proceedings here regular.
There will be four cases against him.
Warrant was taken out in Aiken county
before arrest, charging him with being
fugitive from justice; was arrested in
Aiken county by Edward Stone,- of
Augusta police, and brought here.
Officer claims that Blackwood consented
ito come without requisition. Stone is
under indictment in Warren superior
court for assault with intent to murder,
and desires to make showing before
you take final action. Proceedings will
be stayed until further information from
you. WILLIAM +. EVE.
Yesterday morning Hon. John S. Da'
wilson, city attorney of Augusta, came
up to Atlanta to attend the sitting OF the
supreme court. he brought with him
afidavits Of Stone, the arresting officer,
Mr.. McNally, who accompanied him to
South Carolina, Chiefof Police Twiggs
and Lieutenants Hood and Desmaid Of
the Augusta police force. The afidavits
of Stone and McNally went into details
concerning the arrest of Blackwood, and
the others testified concerning the regu.
larity of all proceedings in this State.
From these it is learned that Blackwood
is held upon
REGULARLY SWORN WARRANT,
charging him, in three or four different
counts, with having committed forgery
in Augusta. The fact vas also set forth
that Stone, the arresting officer, is at
present under indictment in the courts
of Warren county upon chage of assault
with intent to commit murder.
All these papers were handed over to
the Governor who, in turn, sent them to
Governor Richardson with letter in
which he expressed the hope that Cover
nor Richardson would not feel, after an
investigation, that Stone had made such
a fragrant violation of the laws Of South
Carolina as would oblige him to ask for
Stones extradition. Governor Gordon
added, in this connection, that as Stone
is under indictment in this State he can
not, under the laws of Georgia and under
decisions of the courts in States where
there is no law bearing upon the subject,
be removed by extradition until the case
against him in this State is settled.
Ifit is true, as Stone states, that Black.
wood came to Georgia voluntarily, the
officer need have no fear of the charge
against him. Stones affidavit is very
explicit upon this subject. BE states
that he and McNally and Blackwood
were driven from Blackwood's house to
the station sixteen miles, by South
Carolina man; that they met many peo-
pie on the way and in Williston Black.
wood had a talk with the mayor of the
village, but to none of these people did
Blackwood raise any complaint of being
kidnapped, but on the contrary said that
he was going voluntarily.
BLAcKwooD's GRIMES.
In addition to the McNally case, al
Augusta special gives the following
| statement of Blackwood's crimes: Some
| time ago forged check for two hundred
dollars was passed upon W. FL. Brigham
grocery merchant Of this city. Thu
check was signed Daniel Jackson, tht
name of a prominent merchant of Wind
sor, S. G. The other case is where
draft for ninety dollars with the forged
! signature of Pope & Fleming, was passed